Genesis 39:22:5Gen.39.22.W5TAB
אֵ֚ת
et
- Transliteration
- ET
- Extended
- EET
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt/
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
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ET
- clause
va-yit-TEN SAR beit-ha-SO-har be-yad-yo-SEF ET KOL-ha-a-si-RIM a-SHER be-VEIT ha-SO-har
- sentence
va-yit-TEN SAR beit-ha-SO-har be-yad-yo-SEF ET KOL-ha-a-si-RIM a-SHER be-VEIT ha-SO-har ve-ET KOL-a-SHER o-SIM SHAM HU ha-YA o-SE
Exegesis
The coordinated objects introduced by et {אֵת | ʾēt} and wə-ʾēt {וְאֵת | wə-ʾēt} are kol-ha-asirim {כָּל־הָאֲסִירִים | kol-hā-ʾă-sî-rîm} ‘all the prisoners’ with a relative clause by ʾăšer {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} ‘who were in the house of the prison,’ and kol-ʾăšer ʿōśîm {כָּל־אֲשֶׁר עֹשִׂים | kol-ʾă-šer ʿō-śîm} ‘all that they do,’ a nominal clause describing every action there.
In context — Genesis 39:22
And the chief of the house of the prison placed all the prisoners who were in the prison into the hand of Joseph; and whatever was done there, he was the one doing it.
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 39:22, so the Hebrew word אֵ֚ת (et) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.39.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.22.W5.S1) and character.